PORTLAND, Maine–Planet Dog received the 2011 Small Business of the Year Award from the Portland Development Corporation. The Portland Development Corporation recognized Planet Dog for playing a major role in developing Portland’s economic vitality.

Planet Dog has played an instrumental role in the redevelopment of Portland’s Bayside neighborhood, a former industrial area, into a livable, walkable and vibrant urban greenway. Planet Dog is helping to preserve local romplands and create new green space. The company has donated $101,000 to support the Bayside Project as well as 101 dogwood trees planted along the new Bayside Trail.

“We are extremely proud that our commitment to leading a values-based business and our community is being recognized by the City of Portland,” said Stephanie Volo, president of Planet Dog’s Top Dog. “As a small company doing big things, our goal has been and will always be to improve the world around us by giving back to our community, our workforce and the environment.”